I am in agony?

Question

3 dental xrays have revealed nothing that can explain the pain I am in, and have been since around Halloween. It seems to be in my jaw, but the pain radiates so severely I don't know if it's coming from upper or lower teeth. I still have my wisdom teeth,and they are a little impacted, but the dentist doesn't think it's all that bad. Every night I am awakened and kept awake for hours by waves of excruitiating pain that is completely resistant to painkillers. I have taken vicodin, codeine, advil, tylenol, aspirin, excedrin and aleve by the handful, and they don't even work for an hour. Has anyone had this happen? What did you do about it? I am considering suicide.

Answer 1

If you feel pain on one side of your face radiating to both upper and lower jaws but cannot pinpoint exactly where the pain is, it might be trigeminal neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by a "triggering" factor. Pain could be triggered by a stimulus (like a cold blast of air, touching the area) that starts the pain and the pain is excruciating and cannot be relieved by any over the counter medication.

If this is the case, consult with a temporomandibular joint specialist or a neurologist for that matter. With this type of pain, over the counter medications render useless.

Answer 2

Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.

Have you asked a regular doctor, instead of a dentist?

It does sound like TMJ, though. Are you having any pain in your throat??

This is serious and you need to keep bugging your doctors about it.

Answer 3

Don't listen to "the rock" or is it the co..?? Maybe he has never been in severe pain and is probably a mommy's boy. I would consider going to a specialist and make a point to be firm with your doctor. Just because they have a medical degree, it doesn't make them sensitive.

Answer 4

It is probably TMJ, the best way to treat it is with a nightguard that your dentist can make for you